Hematology
Low-Cost Blood Test May Enable Screening for Increased Bleeding Risk After Injury
From a proof-of-concept, pre-validation study, researchers have concluded that the admission hematocrit would likely provide a reliable predictor of increased bleeding risk in pediatric trauma patients. More...11 Oct 2015
Biomarkers Identify Pregnant Women with Lupus or APL at Risk for Adverse Outcomes
A consortium of researchers has found that testing blood of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid antibodies for certain biomarkers can identify and stratify low- vs. high-risk patients early in pregnancy. More...07 Oct 2015
Blood Parameter Analysis Establish Prognosis for Brain Metastases Patients
Certain laboratory results, which have previously not been used specifically for this purpose, can help to predict survival in patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases and to decide on the most appropriate treatment strategy. More...07 Oct 2015
Blood Types Correlate with Survival After Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Simple, inexpensive strategies to target treatment to likely responders could substantially improve efficacy while simultaneously reducing health care costs, but identification of reliable biomarkers has proven challenging. More...29 Sep 2015
Mean Platelet Volume Determines Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Prognosis
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, a Nairovirus within the family Bunyaviridae,causes severe disease and pancytopenia, organ failures and disseminated intravascular coagulation may occur as a result of CCHF infection. More...28 Sep 2015
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Tests Used to Measure Internal Bleeding Possibly Unreliable
Immunohistochemistry Assesses Early Response in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Successful Transport of Blood Samples with Small Drones
FDA Cleared Blood Lead Testing System Displayed at AACC
Rapid Automated Immunoassay for HTLV I/II Antibodies Now Available
Long-Lived Antibody-Producing Cells Identified in Bone Marrow
Preoperative Blood Cell Ratios Predict Endometrial Cancer Survival
Magnetic Resonance Improves Approach to Measuring Hemostasis Parameters
Flow Cytometry Simultaneously Detects Immune Complexes Attached to Erythrocytes
High T-Cell Counts Make Better Match for Stem-Cell Transplants
Automated Nucleated Red Blood Cell Enumeration Evaluated
Leukemia Fusion Genes Screening Kit Gets CE IVD Status
Expanded Platelet Safety Measure Testing Officially Cleared
Point-of-Care Capillary Whole Blood Hematocrit and Hemoglobin Compared
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Developed for Rapid Determination of Thalassemia
Platelet Antibody Specificity Analyzed by Different Tests
Coagulation Analyzer Aids Management of Warfarin
Capillary Electrophoresis Evaluated for Hemoglobinopathy Testing
New Point of Care Test for Anemia Developed
Gene Mutation Test Diagnoses Myeloid Neoplasms
Next-Generation Sequencing Technique Diagnoses Recurrent Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Fresh Whole Blood Reduces Transfusion-Related Illnesses for Pediatric Heart Surgery
The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.
